Guiding Eyes in Yorktown seeks puppy trainers

4:17 PM,
Nov. 29, 2012

Kathlynn Carroll and Michael Healy, of White Plains, pose for a photo with Payson, the guide dog puppy they have been training through Guiding Eyes for the Blind for almost a year. Photo courtesy of Guiding Eyes for the Blind.

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Guiding Eyes for the Blind is seeking new puppy trainers and foster dog volunteers - a push being made in anticipation of increased demand for guide dogs as America's population continues to age.

"It's becoming more important because of the aging baby boomer population," said Michelle Brier, Guiding Eyes' director of marketing and communications. "Blindness statistics are growing, so we're expecting the demand for guide dogs to grow in accordance."

Puppy trainers take in eight-week-old puppies and raise them for 14 to 16 months, taking them to weekly training classes and working on ...